Viewing #1: Analyzing the use of color for setting and characterization.
After watching the movie, develop a thesis that responds (with a stance, or opinion, or assertion--whatever you want to call it) to the prompt that follows: How does the film use color to develop the setting and characterization and simultaneously present some deeper issues that are emerging? After you develop a thesis, organize a response into paragraphs that explain each part of your thesis clearly. Post your response on your wiki page with the heading "Analysis of Color in Text".
The film uses color to show how in Pleasantville, based in the 50's, was full of routine and dullness and would soon change. When the two main characters David and Jennifer were in their regular lives, we could see all of the flaws. They were apparent, and consisted of wild teens, revealing clothes and little to no family values. It was clear that David, when watching the show Pleasantville, wanted that life because it seemed perfect compared to what he lived with. He saw that there was a "white picketed fenced house and family". And there was an order an routine to their lives. Everything was very uniform. The father would come home from work and greet his wife who would be in the kitchen, working eagerly to set the table. While the children would come in and say hello to their father. This is how the 50's were, filled with family values and that is what the black and white color stood for.
When David and Jennifer were sucked into the world of Pleasantville, they had to get used to the people that they now were, Bud and Mary Sue. Everything was in black and white. Bud and Mary Sue had to live exactly like their characters in the show did. However they started to realize that this show that they once viewed as perfect, was anything but that. It was full of flaws. But as soon as color started to come into that world, people started to change. What was once Pleasantville, was now real. It was as if when it was in black and white, there was no individuality. Everyone was the same, as well as everything else. Color, in a way can symbolize individuality. With this color came realization. People were able to think for themselves, make their own decisions, and be their own person. They were able to realize how imperfect Pleasantville really was.
Viewing #1: Analyzing the use of color for setting and characterization.
After watching the movie, develop a thesis that responds (with a stance, or opinion, or assertion--whatever you want to call it) to the prompt that follows: How does the film use color to develop the setting and characterization and simultaneously present some deeper issues that are emerging? After you develop a thesis, organize a response into paragraphs that explain each part of your thesis clearly. Post your response on your wiki page with the heading "Analysis of Color in Text".
The film uses color to show how in Pleasantville, based in the 50's, was full of routine and dullness and would soon change. When the two main characters David and Jennifer were in their regular lives, we could see all of the flaws. They were apparent, and consisted of wild teens, revealing clothes and little to no family values. It was clear that David, when watching the show Pleasantville, wanted that life because it seemed perfect compared to what he lived with. He saw that there was a "white picketed fenced house and family". And there was an order an routine to their lives. Everything was very uniform. The father would come home from work and greet his wife who would be in the kitchen, working eagerly to set the table. While the children would come in and say hello to their father. This is how the 50's were, filled with family values and that is what the black and white color stood for.
When David and Jennifer were sucked into the world of Pleasantville, they had to get used to the people that they now were, Bud and Mary Sue. Everything was in black and white. Bud and Mary Sue had to live exactly like their characters in the show did. However they started to realize that this show that they once viewed as perfect, was anything but that. It was full of flaws. But as soon as color started to come into that world, people started to change. What was once Pleasantville, was now real. It was as if when it was in black and white, there was no individuality. Everyone was the same, as well as everything else. Color, in a way can symbolize individuality. With this color came realization. People were able to think for themselves, make their own decisions, and be their own person. They were able to realize how imperfect Pleasantville really was.